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enAnnouncing Engine Nine, a new typeface from Delve Fontshttp://typophile.com/node/93791
<p>The Power of the Engine</p>
<p>Victorian revivals and inspirations often seize on the period’s tendency toward florid decoration. However, the times were also the final surge of the industrial revolution, a time that witnessed the ultimate development in steam, diesel and oil: engines of all kinds. Engine Nine captures the nitty-gritty of a hard-boned indomitable age, boundless in its faith in the technologies of iron and steel, tempered by half-remembered neo-classical details such as the verticality of neo-gothic windows, and finely detailed finials. It’s all here in the brute strength of the verticals, the blackness of the tight setting, the contrasting delicacy of the terminal serifs.</p>
<p><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/engine_nine_specimen_6562.jpg" /></div></p>
<p>Available now at: <a href="http://www.delvefonts.com/engine_nine.html" title="http://www.delvefonts.com/engine_nine.html">http://www.delvefonts.com/engine_nine.html</a></p>
<p>A type specimen (PDF) for Engine Nine can be downloaded at: <a href="http://www.delvefonts.com/pdf/specimen_engine_nine.pdf" title="http://www.delvefonts.com/pdf/specimen_engine_nine.pdf">http://www.delvefonts.com/pdf/specimen_engine_nine.pdf</a></p>
<p>Steven Skaggs designed Engine Nine as a typeface to be tinkered with. Convert it to outlines, pull the verticals and horizontals, pack it tight, and a headline becomes a logotype. Engine Nine can pump like a line of pistons, turn like a turbine, or use it with discretion as a drop cap with a contrasting neoclassical like Century and you get an immediate boost of horsepower. Anyway you drive it, Engine Nine produces a riveting experience for the viewer.</p>
<p>Steven Skaggs studied calligraphy and typography under Hermann Zapf. His calligraphic artworks are in the collections of the Klingspor Museum, Offenbach Germany, the Sackner Archive of Visual and Concrete Poetry in Miami, and the Akademie der Künst, Berlin. He has been active giving workshops and teaching throughout the United States as well as Canada, Italy, Switzerland and Germany. Steven Skaggs lives in Louisville, Kentucky where he is Professor of Design at the Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville.</p>
<p>Delve Fonts is a full-service type foundry in Alameda, CA offering new, original typefaces and type design services including: Custom Type Design, Foreign Language Fonts, fonts for Games, Apps, and Mobile Devices.</p>
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<p>Engine Nine is a trademark of Delve Fonts. All rights reserved.</p>
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darkEngine Ninefontgothicindustrial revolutionligaturesnewNewssteampunkSteven SkaggstitletypefaceverticalVictorianMon, 11 Jun 2012 18:03:15 +0000delve93791 at http://typophile.comTwo New Releaseshttp://typophile.com/node/82886
<p>Greater Albion Typefounders have just released two new typefaces on Myfonts.</p>
<p><a class="freelinking external" href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/gatf/eccles/ " rel="nofollow"> Eccles</a> is another of our 'Early Victorian' typefaces, a series we started with the Wolverhampton family a little while ago. It might be described as 'extreme-Tuscan' in style but has a delicacy that many other Tuscan faces seem to lack. It's ideal for giving design projects a clear period feel, particularly in design and advertising work. We also see it haveing considerable application in preparing invitations to a certain type of happy event. At the other extreme, some of our younger associates have described it as 'your latest Steampunk font'. So perhaps we'll just have to settle on it having a split personality...</p>
<p><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/New-1_4440.png" /></div></p>
<p><a class="freelinking external" href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/gatf/oakland/ " rel="nofollow"> Oakland</a> is a Streamline era design inspired by some hand-drawn lettering on a 1930's French poster advertising a certain brand of Car (Automobile for our American cousins). It's ideal for giving poster and design work that late 1930s to mid 1950s feel. Make a bold statement with this all capitals typeface! </p>
<p><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/New-2_6704.png" /></div></p>
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<p>Greater Albion Typefounders has just released it's latest family on <a class="freelinking external" href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/gatf/wolverhampton/ " rel="nofollow"> Myfonts</a> and <a class="freelinking external" href="http://www.fontspring.com/fonts/gatf/wolverhampton " rel="nofollow"> Fontspring</a>. Wolverhampton is a new Neo-Victorian face from Greater Albion Typefounders. It's something of an example of starting with a small idea and running with it. This family of three typefaces (Regular, Small Capitals and Capitals) was inspired by a line of lettering seen on a late 19th Century enamel advertisement made by Chromo of Wolverhampton (hence the family name). The family grew, topsy-like, from a recreation of these initial fifteen capital letterforms to the three complete typefaces offered here. The three typefaces are ideal for advertising and poster work with a Victorian, Edwardian, or 'Steam-punk' theme. They would also be eminently suitable for signage inspired by the same eras or (as we've seen a number of our other typeface families prove very popular) for book covers of period related novels and historical works. Finally, these slender elegant display faces are just plain fun!</p>
<p>Here's a small sampling of the three faces:</p>
<p><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/Wpton_5142.png" /></div></p>
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<p>Greater Albion Typefounders have just released tow new Typefaces on Fontspring and Myfonts:</p>
<p><a class="freelinking external" href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/gatf/bertolessi/ " rel="nofollow"> Bertolessi</a>, is a Roman face made fun, with a healthy dose of filigree curves thrown into the mix. It's an ideal compliment to our extensive Bertoni family, but can be used anywhere a bit of humour and flair is required. </p>
<p><a class="freelinking external" href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/gatf/tulks-victorian-banner/ " rel="nofollow"> Tulk's Victorian Banner</a> revives the tradion of 'Banner' typefaces-lettering within their own lozenge or cartouche, that nmade such an appealing feature in many old type foundries catalogues. Tulk's Victorian Banner makes a wonderful feature of lettering in any piece of period inspired design. It compleiments our recent Fitzgerald space especially well, but can be used alongside any typeface of your choice where you want to bring a touch of period flamboyance.</p>
<p><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/Document5_6604.png" /></div></p>
http://typophile.com/node/78406#commentsbannercapitalscartouchecarvedcircuscomedycurlscurlyDisplayelaborateelegantEmbossedengravedfairfairgroundfiligreeflamboyantfranceFrenchSteampunkfunfunnygildedgiltglyphichumorousinformalintaglioItalianItalymastheadpaisleyParisposterretroRomansculptedsteamsteam erasteampunktuscanVictorianvintageReleasehttp://typophile.com/crss/node/78406Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:59:36 +0000Rasendyll78406 at http://typophile.comTwo New Greater Albion Releaseshttp://typophile.com/node/78040
<p>Greater Albion's next two releases are now available on Myfonts.com and Fontspring. </p>
<p>Cleveden was inspired by some lettering sighted on a neglected and somewhat tarnished brass plaque, affixed to an elderly office building. The elegance and character (somehow playful and formal at the same time) of the letterforms shone through he tarnished state of the plaque. As an aside the brass plaque in question was on the former business premises of a long established firm of accountants. We suspect the ethics of that profession would preclude us identifying which one. Our efforts to identify their engraver have proven unavailing. Cleveden is a family of four typefaces, Regular, Bold, Capitals and Capitals Bold. They are ideal for designs that call for distinctive formality and especially lend themselves to signage, certificates, and -dare it be said- engraved plaques!</p>
<p><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/Cleveden_5834.png" /></div></p>
<p>Fitzgerald was inspired by the carved and gilded lettering seen over the entrance of a bar in Dublin. The result is a lovely piece of neo-Victorian fun that brings back the joy of 19th century shop-signs and flamboyant design ethos. Fitzgerald is ideal for poster work and signage, or anywhere that you want to bring back the joy of high Victorian design ethos.</p>
<p><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/Fitzgerald_5233.png" /></div></p>
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<p>Greater Albion Typefounders has just released the Spillsbury family on <a class="freelinking external" href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/gatf/spillsbury/ " rel="nofollow"> Myfonts.com</a>.</p>
<p>Spillsbury was inspired by some examples of 1920s signwriting (principally seen on the side of some vintage vans-good thing they were in a photograph and not on the move!). </p>
<p>Spillsbury draws inspiration from these sources to provide a unique combination of legibility and flair, which echoes the charm of advertising and publicity material from the halcyon days of the 1920s. </p>
<p>A basic range of four display faces os offered - Regular, Plain (not all that plain really!), Shaded and Shadowed. </p>
<p>In a new departure for Greater Albion, three pairs of 'Duo' faces are also offered. These are designed to be used in pairs-and only sold on that basis for little more than the cost of a single face-to provide for two-coloured typographic design, enabling the recreation of those evokative two coloured blocked lettering styles that were used to such good effect in the past. </p>
<p>Take a trip back to more colourful times today with Spillsbury!</p>
<p><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/Spillsbury_Gallery8_4100.png" /></div></p>
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<p>Greater Albion have just released two new families on Myfonts and Fontspring.</p>
<p>Portello is a display family in the tradition of Tuscan advertising and display faces. It's a family of three 'all capital' faces. A perpendicular regular form is offered, along with an italic form (a true italic - with purpose designed glyphs-NOT merely an oblique) and a basic form for small text - which dispenses with the family’s characteristic outlined look. It offers the spirit of the Victorian era with ready and distinctive legibility. It's ideal for poster work, especially at large sizes, and for signage with a period flair. </p>
<p><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/Portello1_3568.png" /></div></p>
<p>Paget is a modern exploration of Tuscan design. Here you'll find simple geometric outlines with an 'Arts and Craft' charm about them. Paget is beautifully clear and easy to read, but offers a distinctive charm that conventional sans serif and serif faces don't. Paget is offered in regular and oblique forms and is an ideal way to merge tradition and all that is new and fresh in your designs.</p>
<p><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/Paget_6332.png" /></div></p>
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<p>Greater Albion Typefounders have just released the Worthing family on Myfonts.com and Fontspring (fonts.com release to follow).</p>
<p>Worthing aims to combine Victorian charm with modern-day requirements for legibility and clarity, and we hope, demonstrates that traditional elegance still has its place in the modern world. Meanwhile, for those who our curious about the naming of our fonts, Mr Lloyd our designer was reading Mr Wells (H. G.) “War of the Worlds” recently. No doubt some of you will remember the part that Worthing in Sussex played in that story. Worthing is offered in three styles, regular, alternate and shaded. It's ideal for Victorian and Edwardian era inspired design work, posters and signage, as well as for book covers, chapter headings and so forth.</p>
<p>Here is a sample of the three Worthing faces:</p>
<p><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/Worthing_4947.png" /></div></p>
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<p>Greater Albion has just released three new families on Myfonts.com.</p>
<p><a class="freelinking external" href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/gatf/jonquin/ " rel="nofollow"> Jonquin</a> was inspired by some hand lettering seen on a World -War One recruiting poster. It’s a family of three faces for display work and headings designed to be used readily as an 'All-Capitals' face as well as in upper and lower case format. Regular and bold weights are offered, as well as an even more decorative incised form. The whole family is ideally suited for poster and advertising work, as well as book and record covers and period themed signage.</p>
<p><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/Jonquin_6366.jpg" /></div></p>
<p><a class="freelinking external" href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/gatf/luscombe/ " rel="nofollow"> Luscombe</a> is a boisterous and lively display face, recalling the shaded and outlined faced much beloved of 1920s poster and advertising artists, while offering a regularity of outline that those faces often did not achieve. Itís ideal for poster and display work, or for signage with a subtle period feel. Mix the two faces to add emphasis where it’s needed.</p>
<p><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/Luscombe_6662.jpg" /></div></p>
<p><a class="freelinking external" href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/gatf/zenia/ " rel="nofollow"> Zenia</a>, offered in regular and bold weights is a homage to the streamline era of the later 1930s. It’s a distinctive display family, glyphic yet still intuitive and easy to read. Use it anywhere you want that 30’s streamlined feel, or perhaps in science fiction inspired work particularly those that have a ‘past inspired future’ feel...</p>
<p><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/Zenia_4345.jpg" /></div></p>
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<p>Darjeeling combines British Elegance and Indian Flavor. It is flared like Optima, with a scent of Bodoni. By layering “Regular” and “Ornaments” over each other you will create astounding pieces of colorful typography. Additionally there is “Regnaments” which combines the two other styles.</p>
<p>Darjeeling is great as a display font, but also perfectly legible at text sizes. Use the ornaments only to add spice to Your design.</p>
<p>Make sure to use applications supporting all these lavish OpenType features like small caps, various sets of figures, fractals and the 102 discretionary ligatures.</p>
<p>Darjeeling has been recently released at myfonts:<br />
<a class="freelinking external" href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/facetype/darjeeling/" rel="nofollow">http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/facetype/darjeeling/</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/facetype/aeronaut/" rel="nofollow"><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/32472_5021.jpg" /></div></a></p>
<p>This new typeface <a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/facetype/aeronaut/" rel="nofollow">Aeronaut</a> is like <a href="/wiki/Blackletter" class="freelinking" rel="nofollow">Blackletter</a> meets Steampunk. Can't readily think of a use for this, but that won't stop me from admiring it.</p>
http://typophile.com/node/66025#commentsblacklettersteampunkhttp://typophile.com/crss/node/66025Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:37:02 +0000Joe Pemberton66025 at http://typophile.com